Ranking
The experts found through podcasts, assessed on the 5 admission criteria. Experts found through books only are not scored yet.
G1Sample
Written voiceDo they write for the general public?
3 signed pieces for the public in 24 monthsBased on: Regular columnists and some guest writers of 6 UK newspapers, plus Substack and a web search for some experts. No US, Canadian or Australian newspaper yet47G2Partial
Spoken presenceDo they speak in public, on the record?
2 appearances in 24 monthsBased on: Podcast appearances in the podcasts of the POC only1,090G3Partial
Commercial offeringDo they have something to sell?
1 book, paid offering, speaking or consultingBased on: New books since 2023 only819G4Partial
Institutional standingDo they hold a recognized position?
1 position at a university, think tank, institute or regulatorBased on: Positions confirmed by a source, or only stated on podcasts1,795G5Partial
Recent activityAre they active right now?
1 appearance in 6 months and 4 in 24 monthsBased on: Podcast appearances only5492,556 experts
Export CSV| # | Person | Role | G1 | G2 | G3 | G4 | G5 | Criteria | Appearances (24 mo) | Podcasts | Last appearance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 801 | Matt Alt Author | Commentator | 1 / 5 | 3 | 2 | Dec 28, 2025 | |||||
| 802 | Matt Levine Bloomberg Opinion | Commentator | 1 / 5 | 3 | 4 | Mar 30, 2026 | |||||
| 803 | Michael Ignatieff Author, researcher | Commentator | 1 / 5 | 3 | 4 | Sep 10, 2026 | |||||
| 804 | Mitch Horowitz Occult historian | Commentator | 1 / 5 | 3 | 3 | Aug 17, 2026 | |||||
| 805 | Ryan Bohl Mideast analyst · RANE | Economist or consultant | 1 / 5 | 3 | 1 | Jul 21, 2026 | |||||
| 806 | Scott Devitt Managing Director of Equity Research · Wedbush Securities | Economist or consultant | 1 / 5 | 3 | 1 | Jul 23, 2026 | |||||
| 807 | Stacy Rasgon Senior Analyst · Bernstein | Economist or consultant | 1 / 5 | 3 | 3 | Jul 1, 2026 | |||||
| 808 | Thomas Hoenig | Economist or consultant | 1 / 5 | 3 | 2 | Mar 15, 2026 | |||||
| 809 | Tim Cross Senior science writer · The Economist | Commentator | 1 / 5 | 3 | 2 | Sep 2, 2026 | |||||
| 810 | Victoria Gill Science Correspondent · BBC | Commentator | 1 / 5 | 3 | 2 | Dec 28, 2025 | |||||
| 811 | William Bernstein | Economist or consultant | 1 / 5 | 3 | 5 | May 29, 2026 | |||||
| 812 | Yoko Li Partner · Andreessen Horowitz | Economist or consultant | 1 / 5 | 3 | 1 | Jun 30, 2026 | |||||
| 813 | Allison J. Pugh Researcher · Johns Hopkins University | Academic | 3 / 5 | 2 | 4 | Mar 31, 2025 | |||||
| 814 | Irving Finkel Scholar of ancient languages and curator · British Museum | Academic | 3 / 5 | 2 | 3 | Feb 8, 2026 | |||||
| 815 | Luis Elizondo Former U.S. Army Counterintelligence Special Agent · Pentagon | Former official | 3 / 5 | 2 | 7 | May 27, 2026 | |||||
| 816 | Michio Kaku Theoretical physicist, bestselling author · City College of New York | Academic | 3 / 5 | 2 | 5 | May 21, 2026 | |||||
| 817 | Fredrik Logevall Historian · Harvard | Academic | 3 / 5 | 2 | 2 | Mar 20, 2025 | |||||
| 818 | Antonio Pascual-Leone Psychologist | Academic | 3 / 5 | 2 | 2 | Oct 20, 2025 | |||||
| 819 | Brad Wilcox Professor of Sociology · University of Virginia | Academic | 3 / 5 | 2 | 5 | Aug 31, 2025 | |||||
| 820 | Daniel Ziblatt Political scientist · Harvard | Academic | 3 / 5 | 2 | 8 | Jan 2, 2025 | |||||
| 821 | David Yeager Professor of psychology · University of Texas at Austin | Academic | 3 / 5 | 2 | 3 | Mar 23, 2026 | |||||
| 822 | Elisabeth van Houts Professor · Yale University | Academic | 3 / 5 | 2 | 2 | Jul 14, 2026 | |||||
| 823 | Ian Goldin Oxford professor · Université d'Oxford | Academic | 3 / 5 | 2 | 3 | Feb 20, 2025 | |||||
| 824 | Jared Diamond Geography professor · University of California, Los Angeles | Academic | 3 / 5 | 2 | 2 | Sep 15, 2026 | |||||
| 825 | Jonathan Daly Professor of History · University of Illinois Chicago | Academic | 3 / 5 | 2 | 2 | Jun 21, 2026 | |||||
| 826 | Kostas Kampourakis Scholar · Oxford University Press | Academic | 3 / 5 | 2 | 2 | Jun 2, 2025 | |||||
| 827 | Kristin Neff Psychologist · University of Texas at Austin | Academic | 3 / 5 | 2 | 2 | Jun 11, 2026 | |||||
| 828 | Mark Roberge Tech entrepreneur, Harvard Business School professor, founding Chief Revenue Officer of HubSpot | Academic | 3 / 5 | 2 | 4 | Jul 1, 2026 | |||||
| 829 | Melissa Lane Classics scholar | Academic | 3 / 5 | 2 | 3 | Sep 30, 2026 | |||||
| 830 | Netta Weinstein Professor of psychology · University of Reading | Academic | 3 / 5 | 2 | 4 | Jul 2, 2026 | |||||
| 831 | Ning Leng Assistant professor · Georgetown University McCourt School of Public Policy | Academic | 3 / 5 | 2 | 2 | Oct 30, 2025 | |||||
| 832 | Peter Brown Historian · Princeton | Academic | 3 / 5 | 2 | 2 | Sep 9, 2026 | |||||
| 833 | Tim Lenton Professor of Climate Change and Earth System Science · University of Exeter | Academic | 3 / 5 | 2 | 3 | Apr 8, 2026 | |||||
| 834 | Tony Blair Former Prime Minister | Former official | 3 / 5 | 2 | 6 | Jul 14, 2026 | |||||
| 835 | Michael Bohnert Engineer · RAND | Think tank | 3 / 5 | 2 | 1 | Mar 23, 2026 | |||||
| 836 | Christopher Harding Senior lecturer, University of Edinburgh | Academic | 3 / 5 | 2 | 1 | Apr 4, 2025 | |||||
| 837 | Mark Horton Archaeologist | Academic | 3 / 5 | 2 | 2 | Jul 16, 2025 | |||||
| 838 | Mitchell Ash Historian | Academic | 3 / 5 | 2 | 1 | Jan 29, 2026 | |||||
| 839 | Peter Harms Professor of management · University of Alabama's Culverhouse College of Business | Academic | 3 / 5 | 2 | 1 | Feb 10, 2026 | |||||
| 840 | Vijay Govindarajan Professor · Dartmouth's Tuck School of Business | Academic | 3 / 5 | 2 | 2 | Aug 18, 2026 | |||||
| 841 | Abby Innes Associate Professor · LSE | Academic | 3 / 5 | 2 | 1 | Mar 24, 2026 | |||||
| 842 | Aidan Dodson Professor | Academic | 3 / 5 | 2 | 3 | May 31, 2026 | |||||
| 843 | Andrew McAfee Principal research scientist · MIT | Academic | 3 / 5 | 2 | 7 | Sep 17, 2026 | |||||
| 844 | Anjana Khatwa Dr | Academic | 3 / 5 | 2 | 2 | Dec 1, 2025 | |||||
| 845 | Anthony Michael Kreis Law Professor · Georgia State University | Academic | 3 / 5 | 2 | 2 | Aug 29, 2026 | |||||
| 846 | Arash Azizi Historian · Boston University | Academic | 3 / 5 | 2 | 3 | Jan 12, 2026 | |||||
| 847 | Brianna Nofil Assistant professor of history · The College of William and Mary | Academic | 3 / 5 | 2 | 1 | Feb 19, 2026 | |||||
| 848 | Bryan Caplan Economist · George Mason University | Academic | 3 / 5 | 2 | 6 | Mar 6, 2026 | |||||
| 849 | Carlos Alberto Sánchez Author | Academic | 3 / 5 | 2 | 2 | Sep 2, 2025 | |||||
| 850 | Carlos Solar Senior Research Fellow · RUSI | Think tank | 3 / 5 | 2 | 2 | Jan 5, 2026 |